In 1975 Long, with Jim Bridwell and Billy Westbay, completed the first one-day ascent of the Nose, although his team relied on aid climbing to get past the Great Roof, a harrowing overhang two ...

For fear of not being taken seriously, I didn’t tell anyone that experience ... It all began three years ago when I discovered the aid climbing ... The idea of opening a route on the east wall of the ...

Overall, the national park recommends bouldering and more "clean aid climbing" that doesn't necessitate a lot of gear and tension on the rocks. Another climbing rule for Arches National Park is ...

We placed a further nine bolts, mainly on the three aid pitches at about half height. Apart from these three pitches the climbing is characterised by free climbing up cracks which at times transforms ...